Is the Punk Rock Hand Sign a Symbol of the Devil?

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I grew up hearing that the punk rock hand sign (index and pinky fingers straight up, middle and ring finger folded, and thumb crossed in front of the middle and pinky finger) is a sign that was create to represent the devil. Can anyone tell me how the sign was originated and what it really means?

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Bong... questions was not asked to give you or anyone else the opportunity to bash people. Please be respectful. Your comments were unnecessary.

Robin W · Accepted Answer

It's popular among fans of heavy metal, not punk.  Ronnie James Dio wanted to have a hand sign because Ozzy Osbourne used the peace sign onstage.  So Dio copied a sign his Italian grandma made. It's a "corna" and it's supposed to ward off the "evil eye".  

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corna

Lazaro · Answer

James Dio started it, it was based on the genre of music of Metal not punk and it just means Keep it Metal, or ROCK ON!

magix151 · Answer

I always thought it was a druid hand sign for Mithras the Great Bull.

PSYCHEDELICmess · Answer

It was originated as the I love you sign. Pinky, Index finger, and the thumb. On stage though, while holding a guitar pick, it was inmpossible to put the thumb up. So it changed to pinky and the index finger.

Anonymous · Answer

It's supposed to mean devil horns.

Anonymous · Answer

..It's part of the pagan hand ritual that dispels the evil eye when some one is cursed with it...read Scott Cunningham for the full ritual

....shock value has adopted it, like many pagan beliefs, as anathema to Christian sensibilities, and they include it simply to rile up the opposition, who really seem to be easy to rile up these days...

lucyfur · Answer

Yeah,from Pat Robertson(idiot).No it is not a sign of the devil.That would be the dollar bill.

meow · Answer

yes. go to this link plz.


http://lordmessiah.wordpress.com/2007/11/08/satanic-signs-and-symbols/

Duke · Answer

that has nothing to do with punk, it was more about metal. ronnie james dio claims he was the first person to start doing that.

I&#39;m gonna sing the doom song · Answer

Ronnie dio says he started that and he says it's a sign of devil horns/metal

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Is the Punk Rock Hand Sign a Symbol of the Devil?

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